Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

Congressman DOUG COLLINS of Georgia's 9th Congressional District explores what the ideas and goals laid out in the President's State of the Union address last night say about the direction he intends to take the country in 2014.

DIANA WEST, author of "American Betrayal," looks at the the failure of the United States in Afghanistan.

RALPH PETERS, author of "Hell or Richmond," reflects on what the sparse coverage President Obama gave to world events in last night's State of the Union address says about his foreign policy as president.

Former Senator JON KYL examines how the deterioration of the US nuclear deterrence program under the leadership of President Obama has caused the proliferation of nuclear weapons, materials and technology to ramp up in countries that formerly felt safe under the American nuclear umbrella.

KT McFARLAND, host of foxnews.com's “DefCon 3,” offers her predictions for tonight's State of The Union Address.

RAYMOND STOCK, of the Middle East Forum, explores what the recent bombings in Cairo and general rise in violence portend for Egypt's future.

Former federal prosecutor ANDY McCARTHY examines the future of the United States Constitution in light of President Obama's announcement that he will be making further executive orders.

GORDON CHANG, author of "The Coming Collapse of China" and "Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World," comments on the political turmoil in Thailand, Vietnam’s push-back against Chinese expansionism, and the significance of a recent North Korean military exercise.

J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS joins Frank for a special one hour show to talk about his book, "Injustice: Exposing the Radical Agenda of the Obama Justice Department." He spends the hour looking at the motivating factors behind policy in the Labor and Justice Departments, and how such policy ties into the overall agenda of the Obama administration. Finding many of these policies to be especially radical and racially unequal, he offers insight into steps that can be taken to stop them from being implemented. Adams also analyzes President Obama's worldview, and how it has shaped the tenures of John Kerry and Samantha Power.

DERRICK DORTCH, of the Diversa Group, explains the history of the US government's security clearance process in light of the USIS scandal.

BRETT SCHAEFER, of the Heritage Foundation, unravels the complexity of the political turmoil in South Sudan.

BILL GERTZ, senior editor of the Washington Free Beacon, details the growing recognition within the US government that it is engaging in a one-sided attempt to build trust between the US and Chinese militaries. He also reports on the ongoing UN investigation into human rights abuses in North Korea.

BILL ROGGIO, editor of the Long War Journal, outlines the security threats that face the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and discusses the recently foiled Al-Qaeda plot against a US target in Israel.

MONICA CROWLEY, commentator for Fox News and author of "What the (Bleep) Just Happened?" discusses some of President Obama's extra-constitutional actions, and the role the mainstream media has played in making such behavior acceptable.

FRED FLEITZ, managing editor of Lignet.com, calls attention to the fact that by engaging with him, the Syrian peace talks are unintentionally legitimizing the rule of Bashar Assad. Fleitz also addresses the news that 40% of security clearances done by USIS were faked, and the possibility that hostile people may have slipped into the government as a result.

In light of several recent scandals concerning the US's nuclear force, PETER HUESSY of the American Foreign Policy Council looks into whether the call for "Global Zero" has led to a dangerous drop in morale in the ranks.

JIM HANSON, Weapons Sergeant U.S Army - Special Forces (Ret.), provides his analysis of U.S. Afghanistan war policy and the implications it continues to have on the US ability to engage in the war on terror effectively. He also offers his opinion on the new announcement that the military will be allowing religious exemptions to dress code and personal appearance requirements.

Ret. Lt. Gen. JERRY BOYKIN, former US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, articulates the shortcomings of a recent Senate report on the Benghazi attack on 9/11/12. Boykin also describes how the growing acceptance of "replacement theory" among Evangelical Christians is being used by anti-Zionists.

ORDE KITTRIE, of Foundation for Defense of Democracies, digs deeper into the meaning of the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to the grave of Imad Mugniyah, a Hezbollah operative who was responsible for several terrorist attacks around the globe.

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnists and author, discusses the tensions between conservative extremist Islamists and "mainstream" American culture.

CHRISTIAN WHITON, former State Department official and author of "Smart Power," provides his analysis of the influence of Putin's Russia amongst its former satellite states. He also discusses Obama's recent vow to extend privacy rights to foreigners.

Congresswoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (FL-27) discusses UNESCO's decision to offer Palestine membership, and the withdrawal of US funding to the cultural organization. She describes how Samantha Power, the new US Ambassador to the UN, attempted to reinstate the funding, in violation of US law.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, talks about the economic disaster that may be looming on China's horizon, and possibly coming as early as January 31st.

ANDY MCCARTHY, of National Review Online, further explores President Obama's speech on NSA reform he made last week, and explains why he believes the President is guilty of national security fraud.

CATHERINE HERRIDGE, Fox News Chief Intelligence correspondent, provides her analysis on the events that transpired before, during and after the initial aftermath of the 2012 Benghazi attack.

Kevin Freeman, Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, joins Frank for an in-depth discussion on his new book, "Game Plan: How to Protect Yourself from the Coming Cyber-Economic Attack." He begins the discussion by shedding light on an often overlooked danger: economic warfare. He provides an overview of the ways economic warfare is happening now and what it means for US national security. Finally, he shares his eight-step plan for defending the country against this financial terrorism.

LOUIE GOHMERT, US Representative from the First Congressional District of Texas, weighs in on the recent repudiation of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, as well as the ties between border security and immigration policy.

BILL ROGGIO, editor of the Long War Journal, outlines what the growing dangers in the Middle East are.

BILL GERTZ, reporter for the Washington Times and the Washington Free Beacon, theorizes what might happen to the way agencies like the NSA are allowed to collect data after President Obama’s planned speech tomorrow.

FRED FEITZ, managing editor of LIGNET.com, offers his critique on the recently proposed policy recommendations made in the Liberty and Security in A Changing World report, which addressed the issue of privacy rights and National Security Agency (NSA) collection practices.

With Congresswoman Martha Roby, Roger Noriega, Con Coughlin, Mario Loyola

MARTHA ROBY, Representative of the Second Congressional District of Alabama, discusses new revelations pertaining to Benghazigate and the implications of the recently declassified testimony report.

ROGER NORIEGA, of former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, touches on several topics concerning the Western Hemisphere, including the chaos occurring in Mexico at this time.

CON COUGHLIN, of the Telegraph, shifts the focus on to England and the rise of radical Islam in the country and the damage this is doing.

MARIO LOYOLA, of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, talks about the recent passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and parts of his controversial legacy.